SDCC 10: Marvel's Mighty... Acquisition?

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A gone but not forgotten company from the '90s is teased at a Marvel panel.

By Richard George

Marvel usually reserves its powerful announcements for its Cup O' Joe panel. Hosted by Marvel Entertainment CCO and Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the forum serves as a mix of major announcements and fan interaction.

The big announcement of the day was about as vague as possible. An old school Crossgen logo was shown, which then burst into flames and revealed what is presumably a new version of the logo. Though Marvel offered no details, it seems somewhat likely the publisher is implying that it has struck some sort of deal regarding the rights of these long-dormant characters and stories.

Marvel has done this in the past, most notably several years back when it teased its partnership with acclaimed writer Stephen King. The only thing we can really show you are these two pictures.

Crossgen was a short-lived comic book publisher that was founded in 1998 and folded in 2003. In the aftermath of its closure, Disney sought out many of the Crossgen rights and assets. Given Disney's purchase of Marvel, some sort of new publishing arrangement would certainly make sense.

Again, Marvel offered no specifics so we'll just have to see what happens. The publisher's logo teases did feature "2011" on them, so we may be in for a bit of a wait.